Jupiter's low-frequency radio spectrum from Cassini/Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) absolute flux density measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A9, 2004, Pages

  Zarka, P ^a   Cecconi, B ^a   Kurth, W S ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute flux density measurements; Cassini mission; Jupiter; Magnetosphere; Radio emissions; Radioastronomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646948107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010260     Document Type: Article

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